Hannah

Hannah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning

Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He has favoured me with a child'.

From Wikipedia

Hannah first appears in the data in 1949 and has been recorded in 64 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 238 babies (rank #54 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hannah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hannah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,614

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

238

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1949	3	#26
1951	2	#82
1953	1	#1,123
1954	1	#1,149
1955	1	#1,161
1956	1	#1,174
1957	2	#1,024
1958	2	#1,052
1959	2	#1,080
1960	1	#1,264
1961	1	#1,258
1962	1	#1,282
1963	1	#1,298
1964	1	#1,291
1965	5	#907
1966	6	#859
1967	3	#1,084
1968	3	#1,110
1969	4	#1,038
1970	6	#889
1971	2	#1,198
1972	2	#1,160
1973	4	#991
1974	7	#789
1975	6	#865
1976	8	#760
1977	11	#645
1978	15	#534
1979	33	#346
1980	22	#467
1981	37	#343
1982	37	#329
1983	25	#422
1984	44	#293
1985	45	#303
1986	50	#284
1987	54	#275
1988	63	#241
1989	64	#254
1990	62	#261
1991	81	#208
1992	97	#183
1993	94	#178
1994	101	#164
1995	118	#136
1996	128	#125
1997	137	#112
1998	141	#111
1999	167	#99
2000	199	#84
2001	203	#78
2002	195	#78
2003	174	#91
2004	187	#79
2005	160	#96
2006	157	#98
2007	199	#71
2008	183	#80
2009	185	#85
2010	196	#83
2011	188	#83
2012	221	#62
2013	227	#58
2014	238	#54

Year

Babies

Rank

1949

#26

1951

#82

1953

#1,123

1954

#1,149

1955

#1,161

1956

#1,174

1957

#1,024

1958

#1,052

1959

#1,080

1960

#1,264

1961

#1,258

1962

#1,282

1963

#1,298

1964

#1,291

1965

#907

1966

#859

1967

#1,084

1968

#1,110

1969

#1,038

1970

#889

1971

#1,198

1972

#1,160

1973

#991

1974

#789

1975

#865

1976

#760

1977

#645

1978

#534

1979

#346

1980

#467

1981

#343

1982

#329

1983

#422

1984

#293

1985

#303

1986

#284

1987

#275

1988

#241

1989

#254

1990

#261

1991

#208

1992

#183

1993

#178

1994

101

#164

1995

118

#136

1996

128

#125

1997

137

#112

1998

141

#111

1999

167

#99

2000

199

#84

2001

203

#78

2002

195

#78

2003

174

#91

2004

187

#79

2005

160

#96

2006

157

#98

2007

199

#71

2008

183

#80

2009

185

#85

2010

196

#83

2011

188

#83

2012

221

#62

2013

227

#58

2014

238

#54

Meaning

Numerology of Hannah

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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